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Altenkirchen

Located in Landkreis Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 49°27′00″ N 7°19′00″ E

Map showing the location of Altenkirchen Altenkirchen
Location in Germany
Population
1,302
1.3K
Elevation
327 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Altenkirchen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SCN Saarbrücken Airport30 km
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport55 km

About Altenkirchen

Altenkirchen is a village. Location: Landkreis Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 1,302. Elevation: 327 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Bubberg and Knechtenberg.

Climate of Altenkirchen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 92 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (106 mm)
Driest month
April (61 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Altenkirchen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)8775766177777461708692106

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Altenkirchen

The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), 30 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) (55 km). The nearest large city is Saarbrücken, 33 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 30 kmsouthwest
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 55 kmnorth
  • Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 82 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 33 kmsouthwest
  • Trier Population: 100.1K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 82 kmeast
  • Mannheim Population: 308K 83 kmeast
  • Metz Population: 123.9K 91 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Altenkirchen

Within 100 km: 655 historic and cultural sites, 2,747 natural sites, 707 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km375 places

  • Bostalsee Lake 22 kmNW
  • Ottweiler Wingertsweier Lake 11 kmSW
  • Bomberg Mountain 14 kmW
  • Ziegelberg Mountain 5 kmSE

25–60 km1,661 places

  • Gelterswoog Lake 28 kmE
  • Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 30 kmNW
  • Steinbachtalsperre Lake 37 kmN
  • Zwieselkopf Mountain 48 kmSE

60–100 km2,073 places

  • Sauer River 66 kmNW
  • Our River 88 kmNW
  • Eisch River 93 kmW
  • Attert River 97 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Altenkirchen

2 places
  1. 1 Altenkirchen 1.4K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

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